By admin, on August 18th, 2009 Guest Author: Lorraine Russo
Website: http://undergroundjobnetwork.com
From The Christian Science Monitor
Dustin Mitchell tried all the usual job-search strategies. He scanned Internet job boards and newspaper ads, asked friends, and networked with professionals. When nothing seemed to work, he turned to Twitter.
Continue reading Three days, 20 words, new job »
By admin, on July 17th, 2009 Guest Author: Jennifer Carpenter, Junior Copywriter
Website: www.cheezhead.com
If you’re in the process of a job search right now, you know there are many roads you can follow on your quest for success.
Perhaps the latest and most innovative trend is searching for jobs via social media sites. While there are differing opinions out there as to whether or not this approach is the most effective, using social social media sites allows job seekers to network, which is one of the most important steps to finding employment.
Continue reading Guest Post: Job Searching and Social Media »
By admin, on May 15th, 2009 (I originally posted these tips on Twitter. @sweetcareers)
- Resume phrases should emphasize what you accomplished, but should be relevant to the job to which you are now applying
- If resume phrase isn’t obviously related to the prospective position, re-phrase it to make relevance obvious OR get delete it
- Use active verbs to write your resume phrases (i.e. designed, organized, summarized); avoid passive language (i.e. was responsible for designing, have organized, had to summarize)
- U.S. resumes don’t have to include full employment history, or personal information (marital status, SSN/SIN, etc.)
- U.S. standard resume = 1 page; Canadian standard resume= 1-2 pages.; international resumes vary – usually 1-3 pages
- Make sure resume addresses the specific needs of the prospective employer by demonstrating evidence of how you have used relevant skills
(See the original Quick Resume Writing Tips)
By admin, on April 16th, 2009 
First, thank you to all my followers on Twitter! Twitter has been such a powerful networking tool and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know some of you and hope to get to know more of you over the course of time.
I did, however, want to let you know that my @sweetcareers account and my @LUCareerCenter account have been compromised. I’m not sure of the extent of the “damage” and am trusting that Twitter will deal with the issue. At the moment, I’m unable to log into either account because of @tanzo. The most recent post appearing on my account, pictured in the image to the left, was not sent by me. Hopefully the problem will be resolved soon (I’m scheduled to speak about Twitter during a presentation tomorrow!). In the mean time, if anyone needs to get a hold of me, please use the “Contact Me” button on this blog. Thank you so much!
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UPDATE 4-16-09: I now have control of both @sweetcareers and @LUCareerCenter again. @tanzo returned both accounts to me. I try to see the good in most situations, so the good I see in this is the reminder to be CAUTIOUS when using 3rd party applications. I think part of the beauty of Web 2.0 is the ability to transition from one application to the next with only one username/password, but we do have to be cautious about applications with which you are unfamiliar. Also, change up your password periodically.
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